What New Horror Movies Come Out This Week?

New Horror/Suspense Films and TV Shows in Theaters, on Demand and on DVD/Blu-ray

January 11-17:

1. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Release: Theatrical (Wide)
Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later but turning that world on its head – Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship – with consequences that could change the world as they know it – and Spike’s (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) becomes a nightmare he can’t escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival – the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

2. Beast of War

Beast of War

Release: Shudder
When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark. From Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and Sting, comes this uniquely terrifying tale.

3. Black Phone 2

Black Phone 2

Release: Peacock
Four years ago, 13-year-old Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of The Grabber. But true evil transcends death … and the phone is ringing again. As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, the headstrong 15-year-old Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake. Determined to solve the mystery and end the torment for both her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. There, she uncovers a shattering intersection between The Grabber and her own family’s history. Together, she and Finn must confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.

4. Bone Lake

Bone Lake

Release: Netflix
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.

5. The Confession

The Confession

Release: On Demand
Naomi, a recently widowed musician, moves with her young son back into her childhood home several years after the death of her father. In the attic of the house, she discovers a cassette tape on which her father describes a grisly murder he claims to have committed to protect himself from an unknown evil force. Unsure what to make of this revelation, Naomi enlists the help of an old friend to get to the bottom of the mystery, and together, they discover sinister details about the history of their hometown. As her son exhibits increasingly unsettling behavior, Naomi becomes desperate in her attempts to stop the evil.

6. Doctor Plague

Doctor Plague

Release: On Demand
Cynical London detective John Verney (Kemp) is on the trail of an ominous masked serial killer cutting a swathe through London under the guise of a 17th century Plague Doctor. As the bodies pile up, John faces scrutiny from his superior (Yip) who dismisses the crimes as gang killings. To make matters worse, journalists, desperate for a news story, are fearmongering with explosive headlines and outlandish social media videos encouraging public unrest. As the pressure mounts, John falls into a terrifying web of deception and deadly rituals involving secret cults, Jack the Ripper and the Plague Doctors of old. When his son is kidnapped and his colleagues turn against him, John must take the law into his own hands, risking everything to uncover the ancient evil lurking within the tunnels beneath the city.

7. Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny

Release: On Demand
Ten-year-old Aurora has a mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) who kills real-life monsters. He’s a hit man for hire. So, when Aurora needs help killing the monster she believes ate her entire family, she procures his services. Suspecting that her parents may have fallen victim to assassins gunning for him, Aurora’s neighbor guiltily takes the job. Now, to protect her, he’ll need to battle an onslaught of assassins ― and accept that some monsters are real.

8. The Fire Raven

The Fire Raven

Release: Theatrical (Limited)
15 years after a brutal murder is covered up by a group of the wealthy and powerful, a killer has decided to hunt down the architects of the incident. The only witness and his detective sister must confront the clues which could lead to justice for the dead or a trap put out by the very people responsible for the heinous act.

9. Killer Whale

Killer Whale

Release: Theatrical (Limited)/On Demand
After a life-shattering tragedy, Trish tries to comfort her best friend, Maddie, by taking her on a spectacular adventure in a private lagoon halfway across the world. Their peaceful retreat soon becomes a terrifying fight to stay alive when the ocean’s most bloodthirsty predator seeks vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. Virginia Garner and Mel Jarnson star in a thrill ride of a movie that will leave you breathless.

10. Leave

Leave

Release: Theatrical (Limited)
Architect Jesse Hughes moves his family to an eerie town after finding a new job opportunity. He uproots his wife and their two kids to an old house in the countryside, in the middle of nowhere, to try to piece back together an almost broken marriage. But Keith later finds out that sometimes a change is not always the best solution when they get some unexpected visitors in their new home.

11. Night Patrol

Night Patrol

Release: Theatrical (Limited)
An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in.

12. The Raven

The Raven

Release: On Demand
In a 1940’s dark and eerie setting, the story delves into Guy’s descent into madness mere hours after the burial of his loved one, as he is tormented by supernatural encounters and memories of his lost love. Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

13. A Useful Ghost

A Useful Ghost

Release: Theatrical (Limited)
March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker’s death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.

14. 1408 4K

1408 4K

A man writing a book about the paranormal travels to New York and stays in a hotel room that has been said to be responsible for the death of all the guests that come to stay. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

15. Elfen Lied: Complete Collection

Elfen Lied

A strange girl washes up on shore—naked, unable to communicate, scared, and alone. Another, a powerful mutant, uses her inhuman telekinetic powers to escape from her prison and leaves a trail of death and destruction behind her. These two couldn’t be more opposite… except for the fact that they are both the same person. When two cousins give the strange girl shelter, will they come to realize the deadly secret that lies inside the mind of this horrible monster?

16. Evil Dead Rise: Limited Edition 4K

Evil Dead Rise: Limited Edition 4K

After being hand-picked by the legendary Sam Raimi, director Lee Cronin takes the Evil Dead franchise into a bold new direction in Evil Dead Rise, out of the woods and into the big city. Beth’s surprise reunion with her sister Ellie is interrupted by an earthquake that shakes the foundation of her apartment building. Amidst the rubble, Ellie’s kids discover a secret vault hidden in the basement, inside which they find an ancient book bound in flesh and inked in human blood – the Necronomicon. As the building’s residents are possessed one by one and the evil rises floor to floor, the family get-together becomes a fight for survival.

17. Ganymede

Ganymede

When a smalltown wrestling star develops a crush on an openly gay classmate, he begins to be stalked by a grotesque creature that invades his thoughts, all the while struggling to live up to the standard set by his legacy-obsessed Dad.

18. Kevin Kills

Kevin Kills

Kevin stalks the streets of Los Angeles to keep it free of trash and scum.

 

 

19. Revenge of the Necromancer

Revenge of the Necromancer

Jimmy is obsessed with contacting his deceased mother through black magic. When his new friend Amir convinces him to impress the hottest girls at school with a ritual, they accidentally unleash an evil force that may raise the dead.

20. Shed of the Dead

Shed of the Dead

Trevor is ‘between jobs’. He spends his days avoiding his nagging wife by hiding out in his shed and painting figurines for his wargames with his agoraphobic friend, Graham, and dreaming of his heroic alter-ego, the battle mage Casimir the Destroyer. When Mr Parsons, arrives to evict Trevor, everything gets put on hold as a zombie apocalypse starts. Now his primary concern — save his wife or get out of town!!

21. Vampire Slayer

Vampire Slayer

Raven Cross (Madison Russ) is a fierce 20-year-old warrior fighting to stop Papa (Richard Tyson) from unleashing eternal darkness. This producer’s cut of Slayer Chronicles features added scenes and is based on the book of the same name. Directed by Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager, iCarly), Vampire Slayer delivers high-stakes battles, suspense, and an unforgettable heroine.